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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Zeroing Out Money for Buying Influence after Elections (ZOMBIE) Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires each authorized committee or leadership political action committee (PAC) of a candidate to disburse all unused funds within a specified time period beginning after an election or before the candidate registers as a lobbyist or foreign agent, unless the candidate files to run for office again before the disbursement period begins. </p> <p>A committee or PAC disbursing unspent funds shall first pay any obligations incurred and, if funds are left over, it may disburse the funds in specified ways.</p>]]></text>
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